Shloka 99
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
पडञ्चकल्पमथर्वाणं कृत्याभि: परिबृंहितम्
pañca-kalpam atharvāṇaṁ kṛtyābhiḥ paribṛṁhitam
அதர்வணத்தின் பஞ்சகல்பம்—கிருத்யா (ஆபிசாரச் செயல்கள்) மூலம் வலுப்படுத்தப்பட்டு உறுதிப்படுத்தப்பட்டதாக—பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டது.
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Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical boundary: sacred knowledge and ritual power become adharma when used as kṛtyā—coercive or harmful magic. Strengthening such acts may increase efficacy, but it deepens moral fault and invites destructive consequences.
A potent Atharvanic procedure described as “fivefold” is said to be intensified through kṛtyā-practices. The narration frames this as a significant, ominous deployment of ritual power rather than a neutral religious act.